Gordon said the fire never got to that back room, but could have eventually. He said that former Monsey fire chief Andrew Schlissel saw the boy sitting on the lawn as he was driving by the home and got him to safety.

The boy was apparently left home alone. Gordon told 1010 WINS “He didn’t have any guardians with him for a few minutes. His father appeared sometime after, so he was home alone obviously.”

The boy’s father reportedly had left the boy home for a short time while he picked up something from his brother’s home. The 4-year-old’s father then returned home to find his son standing near a fire truck and smoke billowed from the home, according to a report on Lohud.com.

The home was destroyed by the blaze and police are investigating the cause.

Authorities are also investigating whether the boy might have been playing with matches.

There’s no official word on what caused the fire and so far, no charges have been filed.